Peter N. Walker

Peter N. Walker 1936-2017

Pseudonyms: Andrew Arncliffe, Christopher Coram, Tom Ferris and Nicholas Rhea

Peter Norman Walker was a former policeman. He was born in Glaisdale, North Yorkshire.He also wrote under the pseudonyms 'Andrew Arncliffe', 'Christopher Coram', 'Tom Ferris', and 'Nicholas Rhea'. Walker is the creator of:
1. 'Carnaby', a police detective with the North Yorkshire CID.
2. 'Constable Nick', a policeman in Aidensfield, North Yorkshire (as Nicholas Rhea) (adapted by Yorkshire TV as 'Heartbeat').
3. 'Mark Pemberton', a Detective Superintendent in North Yorkshire (as Nicholas Rhea).
4. 'Montague Pluke', a Detective Inspector in North Yorkshire (as Nicholas Rhea).
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Titles and year of publication:

'Carnaby' Novels
1) Carnaby and the Hijackers	1967
2) Carnaby and the Gaolbreakers	1968
3) Carnaby and the Assassins	1968
4) Carnaby and the Conspirators	1969
5) Carnaby and the Saboteurs	1970
6) Carnaby and the Eliminators	1971
7) Carnaby and the Demonstrators	1972
8) Carnaby and the Infiltrators	1974
9) Carnaby and the Kidnappers	1976
10) Carnaby and the Counterfeiters	1980
11) Carnaby and the Campaigners	1984
Other Novels
1) Fatal Accident	1970
2) Special Duty	1971
3) Panda One on Duty	1971
4) Identification Parade	1972
5) Panda One Investigates	1973
6) Major Incident	1974
7) The Dovingsby Death	1975
8) Missing from Home	1977
9) The MacIntyre Plot	1977
10) Witchcraft for Panda One	1978
11) Target Criminal	1978
12) The Carlton Plot	1980
13) Siege for Panda One	1981
14) Teenage Cop	1982
15) Robber in a Mole Trap	1984
16) False Alibi	1991
As 'Andrew Arncliffe'
1) Murder After the Holiday (Police Review Award)	1985
As 'Christopher Coram'
1) A Call to Danger	1968
2) Death in Ptarmigan Forest	1969
3) A Call to Die	1969
4) Death on the Motorway	1973
5) Murder by the Lake	1975
6) Murder Beneath the Trees	1979
7) Prisoner on the Dam	1982
8) Prisoner on the Run	1985
As 'Tom Ferris'
1) Espionage for a Lady	1969
As 'Nicholas Rhea'
'Constable Nick' Novels
1) Constable on the Hill	1979
2) Constable on the Prowl	1980
3) Constable Around the Village	1981
4) Constable Across the Moors	1982
5) Constable in the Dale	1983
6) Constable by the Sea	1985
7) Constable Along the Lane	1986
8) Constable Through the Meadow	1988
9) Constable at the Double	1988
10) Constable in Disguise	1989
11) Constable Among the Heather	1990
12) Constable by the Stream	1991
13) Constable On Call	1993
14) Constable Around the Green	1993
15) Constable Beneath the Trees	1994
16) Constable in Control	1994
17) Constable in the Shrubbery	1995
18) Constable Versus Greengrass	1995
19) Constable About the Parish	1996
20) Constable at the Gate	1997
21) Constable at the Dam	1997
22) Constable Over the Stile	1998
23) Constable Under the Gooseberry Bush	1999
24) Constable in the Farmyard	1999
25) Constable Around the Houses	2000
26) Constable Along the Highway	2001
27) Constable Over the Bridge	2001
28) Constable Goes to Market	2002
29) Constable Along the River-Bank	2002
30) Constable in the Wilderness	2003
31) Constable Around the Park	2004
32) Constable Along the Trail	2005
33) Constable in the Country	2005
34) Constable on the Coast	2006
35) Constable on View	2007
36) Constable Beats the Bounds	2009
37) Constable at the Fair	2010
38) Constable Over the Hill	2011
39) Constable on Trial	2015
'Mark Pemberton' Novels
1) False Alibi (first published under his own name)	1991
2) Grave Secrets (first published under his own name)	1992
3) Family Ties	1994
4) Suspect	1995
5) Confession	1997
6) Death of a Princess	1999
7) The Sniper	2001
8) Dead Ends	2003
9) Murder Under the Midnight Sun	2008
'Montague Pluke' Novels
1) Omens of Death	1996
2) Superstitious Death	1998
3) A Well-Pressed Shroud	2000
4) Garland for a Dead Maiden	2002
5) The Curse of the Golden Trough	2004
6) Prize Murder	2006
7) A Full Churchyard	2014
Other Novels
1) Sergeant Simpson's Sacrifice	2005
2) Murder at Maddleskirk Abbey	2013
3) Confession at Maddleskirk Abbey	2015

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